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PMMC Healthcare Revenue Cycle Blog

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Contract Modeling

Optimizing Payor Negotiations with Proven Strategies for Hospital CFOs

Healthcare organizations face a growing array of challenges—from fluctuating reimbursement rates and evolving payment models to the increasingly intricate landscape of payor contracts. The financial stakes have never been higher, requiring healthcare finance teams to shift from traditional negotiation methods to more strategic, data-driven approaches.

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Contract Modeling

Unlocking Value in Payor Negotiations

Negotiating with payors is one of the most complex responsibilities in healthcare finance. Healthcare systems grapple daily with intricate contracts, tightening margins, and the critical need to stay compliant with shifting healthcare regulations. These negotiations are essential for balancing revenue streams, reducing inefficiencies, and securing long-term financial sustainability.

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Contract Modeling

Strengthening Hospital Leverage in Payor Discussions

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Reimbursements & Recovery

Optimize Recovery with Payor Scorecards and Workflow Management

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Business Insights

Strategic Pricing Drove Up To a 15 Percent Increase in Net Revenue

Effective pricing strategies are critical for driving profitability in healthcare organizations. Organizations that take a strategic approach to chargemaster adjustments often see significantly better results—reporting between a 2 to 15 percent increase in average net revenue year-over-year (YoY), compared to just 3 percent for those without such strategies. Here’s how these targeted adjustments lead to substantial growth and why they matter.

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Reimbursements & Recovery

3 Ways to Improve Revenue Recovery Using Healthcare Analytics

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Business Insights

Timely Filing Denials are on the Rise. Here's What You Need to Know

Timely filing denial rates are hitting revenue cycle teams harder than ever, with a staggering 267% increase YoY for timely filing denials on appeals. This surge is more than just an unsettling trend; it represents significant revenue loss and operational inefficiency. To protect your organization’s bottom line, addressing this issue requires both immediate action and strategic contract renegotiations.

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Leveraging Medicare Benchmarks in Contract Negotiations 

When it comes to hospital reimbursement, one statistic often dominates the conversation—on average, hospital commercial reimbursement is coming in at approximately two to three times Medicare reimbursement. It’s critical to understand how your organization stacks up against industry benchmarks since this can significantly affect preparations for contract negotiations and your bottom line. Through analysis, we've found reimbursements to be approximately 200%-215% of Medicare. But here's the big question—how do you use this data strategically to enhance contract negotiations, improve financial planning and analysis (FP&A), and maximize net revenue?

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Reimbursements & Recovery

Why a Safety-Net Review could save you millions

Denials and underpayments are a constant challenge for hospitals, putting significant pressure on financial teams to recover lost revenue. With continual market shifts and inconsistencies in payor behavior, staying on top of these issues can feel like a moving target. That’s where having a safety-net review comes in—leveraging analytics, AI technologies, and decades of expertise to help hospital teams recover cash, minimize false variances, and optimize reimbursement processes.

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Keeping Accounts Receivable Under Control and Ensuring Financial Health

With a 21% increase in Accounts Receivable (AR) trends, is your team preparing for impacts on your organization's financial health? We're taking a closer look at aging Accounts Receivable (AR) – a vital indicator often influenced by external factors, like changes in payer behaviors and increasing denials.

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